London has been battered by 50mph winds that have felled trees and caused travel chaos. Powerful gusts swept across the capital as the Met Office issued a yellow "be aware" weather alert for most of the country.

Condom

New generation: condoms could get a makeover using the material graphene (Picture: PA)

It is already being developed for use in electronics, solar panels, body armour and non-stick pans and now graphene, a material discovered by a team at the University of Manchester in 2004, is to be used to create more enjoyable condoms.